Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
the Education Authority
Ballee Road West
Ballymena
BT42 2HS
Contact
educationresource.procureeani.org.uk
educationresource.procure@eani.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://www.eani.org.uk/procurement
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
EDR-24-001 Classroom Resources
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 30192700 - Stationery
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £86,916,512
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
7
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Copier Paper
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
- 30191100 - Filing equipment
- 30191130 - Clipboards
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
- 39292300 - Drawing instruments
- 39292400 - Writing instruments
- 39292500 - Rulers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
- 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
- 37822100 - Crayons
- 37822400 - Pastels
- 44812000 - Artists' paints
- 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
- 44111300 - Ceramics
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
- 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37510000 - Dolls
- 37511000 - Doll houses
- 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
- 37522000 - Wheeled toys
- 37523000 - Puzzles
- 37524000 - Games
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37524200 - Board games
- 37524300 - Classic games
- 37524500 - Strategy games
- 37524600 - Memory games
- 37524700 - Game accessories
- 37524400 - Collaborative games
- 37524900 - Game kits
- 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
- 37527100 - Toy trains
- 37527200 - Toy vehicles
- 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
- 37529200 - Riding toys
- 37821000 - Artists' brushes
- 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
- 37822300 - Chalks
- 37823200 - Tracing paper
- 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 37823600 - Drawing paper
- 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 14221000 - Clay
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,416,644
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Stationery
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
- 30191100 - Filing equipment
- 30191130 - Clipboards
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
- 39292300 - Drawing instruments
- 39292400 - Writing instruments
- 39292500 - Rulers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
- 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
- 37822100 - Crayons
- 37822400 - Pastels
- 44812000 - Artists' paints
- 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
- 44111300 - Ceramics
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
- 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37510000 - Dolls
- 37511000 - Doll houses
- 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
- 37522000 - Wheeled toys
- 37523000 - Puzzles
- 37524000 - Games
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37524200 - Board games
- 37524300 - Classic games
- 37524500 - Strategy games
- 37524600 - Memory games
- 37524700 - Game accessories
- 37524400 - Collaborative games
- 37524900 - Game kits
- 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
- 37527100 - Toy trains
- 37527200 - Toy vehicles
- 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
- 37529200 - Riding toys
- 37821000 - Artists' brushes
- 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
- 37822300 - Chalks
- 37823200 - Tracing paper
- 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 37823600 - Drawing paper
- 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 14221000 - Clay
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,416,644
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Exercise Books
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
- 30191100 - Filing equipment
- 30191130 - Clipboards
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
- 39292300 - Drawing instruments
- 39292400 - Writing instruments
- 39292500 - Rulers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
- 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
- 37822100 - Crayons
- 37822400 - Pastels
- 44812000 - Artists' paints
- 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
- 44111300 - Ceramics
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
- 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37510000 - Dolls
- 37511000 - Doll houses
- 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
- 37522000 - Wheeled toys
- 37523000 - Puzzles
- 37524000 - Games
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37524200 - Board games
- 37524300 - Classic games
- 37524500 - Strategy games
- 37524600 - Memory games
- 37524700 - Game accessories
- 37524400 - Collaborative games
- 37524900 - Game kits
- 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
- 37527100 - Toy trains
- 37527200 - Toy vehicles
- 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
- 37529200 - Riding toys
- 37821000 - Artists' brushes
- 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
- 37822300 - Chalks
- 37823200 - Tracing paper
- 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 37823600 - Drawing paper
- 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 14221000 - Clay
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,416,644
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Pottery
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
- 30191100 - Filing equipment
- 30191130 - Clipboards
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
- 39292300 - Drawing instruments
- 39292400 - Writing instruments
- 39292500 - Rulers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
- 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
- 37822100 - Crayons
- 37822400 - Pastels
- 44812000 - Artists' paints
- 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
- 44111300 - Ceramics
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
- 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37510000 - Dolls
- 37511000 - Doll houses
- 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
- 37522000 - Wheeled toys
- 37523000 - Puzzles
- 37524000 - Games
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37524200 - Board games
- 37524300 - Classic games
- 37524500 - Strategy games
- 37524600 - Memory games
- 37524700 - Game accessories
- 37524400 - Collaborative games
- 37524900 - Game kits
- 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
- 37527100 - Toy trains
- 37527200 - Toy vehicles
- 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
- 37529200 - Riding toys
- 37821000 - Artists' brushes
- 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
- 37822300 - Chalks
- 37823200 - Tracing paper
- 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 37823600 - Drawing paper
- 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 14221000 - Clay
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,416,644
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Arts and Crafts
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
- 30191100 - Filing equipment
- 30191130 - Clipboards
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
- 39292300 - Drawing instruments
- 39292400 - Writing instruments
- 39292500 - Rulers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
- 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
- 37822100 - Crayons
- 37822400 - Pastels
- 44812000 - Artists' paints
- 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
- 44111300 - Ceramics
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
- 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37510000 - Dolls
- 37511000 - Doll houses
- 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
- 37522000 - Wheeled toys
- 37523000 - Puzzles
- 37524000 - Games
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37524200 - Board games
- 37524300 - Classic games
- 37524500 - Strategy games
- 37524600 - Memory games
- 37524700 - Game accessories
- 37524400 - Collaborative games
- 37524900 - Game kits
- 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
- 37527100 - Toy trains
- 37527200 - Toy vehicles
- 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
- 37529200 - Riding toys
- 37821000 - Artists' brushes
- 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
- 37822300 - Chalks
- 37823200 - Tracing paper
- 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 37823600 - Drawing paper
- 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 14221000 - Clay
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,416,644
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Educational Play
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
- 30191100 - Filing equipment
- 30191130 - Clipboards
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
- 39292300 - Drawing instruments
- 39292400 - Writing instruments
- 39292500 - Rulers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
- 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
- 37822100 - Crayons
- 37822400 - Pastels
- 44812000 - Artists' paints
- 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
- 44111300 - Ceramics
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
- 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37510000 - Dolls
- 37511000 - Doll houses
- 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
- 37522000 - Wheeled toys
- 37523000 - Puzzles
- 37524000 - Games
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37524200 - Board games
- 37524300 - Classic games
- 37524500 - Strategy games
- 37524600 - Memory games
- 37524700 - Game accessories
- 37524400 - Collaborative games
- 37524900 - Game kits
- 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
- 37527100 - Toy trains
- 37527200 - Toy vehicles
- 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
- 37529200 - Riding toys
- 37821000 - Artists' brushes
- 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
- 37822300 - Chalks
- 37823200 - Tracing paper
- 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 37823600 - Drawing paper
- 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 14221000 - Clay
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,416,644
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Catalogues
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
- 30191100 - Filing equipment
- 30191130 - Clipboards
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
- 39292300 - Drawing instruments
- 39292400 - Writing instruments
- 39292500 - Rulers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
- 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
- 37822100 - Crayons
- 37822400 - Pastels
- 44812000 - Artists' paints
- 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
- 44111300 - Ceramics
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
- 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37510000 - Dolls
- 37511000 - Doll houses
- 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
- 37522000 - Wheeled toys
- 37523000 - Puzzles
- 37524000 - Games
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37524200 - Board games
- 37524300 - Classic games
- 37524500 - Strategy games
- 37524600 - Memory games
- 37524700 - Game accessories
- 37524400 - Collaborative games
- 37524900 - Game kits
- 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
- 37527100 - Toy trains
- 37527200 - Toy vehicles
- 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
- 37529200 - Riding toys
- 37821000 - Artists' brushes
- 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
- 37822300 - Chalks
- 37823200 - Tracing paper
- 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 37823600 - Drawing paper
- 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
- 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
- 30192000 - Office supplies
- 14221000 - Clay
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,416,644
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTenderNI
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTenderNI
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTenderNI
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTenderNI
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 20
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-018496
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 October 2024
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 19 January 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
21 October 2024
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies (as listed in II.2.4 - Description of the procurement) and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement. is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. All processes include the following: Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the documentation found in the CFT documents area of eTendersNI. As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes, https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns. This tender includes requirements relating to Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chain Resilience and Social Value and all tenders must meet the requirements detailed in the tender documentation to be compliant. EA reserves the right to: 1. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice. 2. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition. 3. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom